3/30/09

Posted on Monday~ March 31, 2009Miles returned from a trip to the home improvement store with Daddy, holding an empty Blizzard cup. Apparently he knows that I like him to eat healthy and not have too much sugar because the first thing he said was, "Mom, this is just a cup of ice and it comes with a spoon so you can scoop up the ice and eat the ice it's just ice."

So we talked about lying. I asked him to look at me and told him I don't mind if he has ice cream. I said he can always tell me the truth. Then I asked him what he had eaten and he said,

"Milk."

I suppose that's progress, getting just a little closer to the truth?

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He's sitting at the table drawing pictures and he asks me to tell him a story about what he's drawing. So I asked him what the drawing was and (of course) he said, "A monster."

So I made a lame attempt at telling a story.

Miles promptly interrupts and says, "No, that's not the story! The story is that the monster comes to eat us but I came flying in because Buzz Lightyear helped. And I didn't know what to do so I was Superman so I wiped off his mouth with cardboard."

Oh. I'm sorry. I don't know how I could have gotten that story wrong.

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We were in the car and a song I love came on when we got to Target (yes, we're pretty much always going to Target when we're in the car.) We pulled into our parking space and I took a minute to listen to the song and say some prayers for Stellan.

Miles actually waited patiently for about a minute and then he gently said, "Mom, you forgot to unbuckle yus." I told him that I just needed a little more time and he asked why. I said I was thinking about baby Stellan. He sat quietly for another minute and I thought about how we've talked a little bit about Stellan, when we've prayed for him. But I was wondering if Miles really understands that sort of thing. I've simply told him that Stellan's heart isn't working right so the doctors are trying to fix it.

Then he said, "Mommy...I'm sad about that baby because that baby didn't do anything to have his heart not work right."

(Pregnant pause while I fight the tears and try to think of what to say.)

And he should write children's books. You know, once in a while I read a children's book and wonder what in the world the author was thinking. Really, though, I only just realized after reading this post that those books are very much like the stories kids come up with. (but they're 100 thousand times cuter and more clever when they come from your own kid's mouth)

I love reading these.I also love talking to my son. Nina, her response to everything is "I know."Where as Nick he wants to chew the fat...The milk thing made me laugh too! and yes I agree winter is RUDE can't it just be DONE already?

Winter rudely dropped snow on us this weekend. I wonder what Miles would say about that? I could have used his help trying to keep it away!

I love your Miles posts. I have to start doing them with Alex. Today he said, "I farted a lot at school today because we had beans." Then he smiled real big. My daughter never said things like that! Oh wait, yes she did!

It is so wonderful to see the entire blogging community supporting MckMama and her family through this trying time. Your heartfelt post was especially touching. I too have been sending my thoughts and prayers out for Stellan.

I sometimes think that I don't give my children enough credit when it comes to serious things. I think they understand a lot more than I want to think they do. They also have a much more pure outlook about things.I'm with him on the winter thing.